October 2018 Babies

Jealous when I see runners

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abcdefgal wrote:

I miss my lighter athletic body and my jogs around the neighborhood during this beautiful spring weather! I lost all of my energy in the first trimester and then came down with a cold that I’ve been fighting for the last week and a half. All of that + some weight gain and feeling out of breath frequently have me feeling far from the athletic person I once was.

I go on a nightly walk and someone ran by me and I missed that feeling, I loved running at night with ear phones in, alone, it was therapeutic. I did run with my first pregnancy up until second trimester. I was so sick this time I only walked and did light weights/body weight workout. Are you a FTM? I went back to running at 6 weeks PP and it felt so good, I felt so strong in the sense that I just created this amazing little human and my body can still do this, I lost some stamina but eventually everything went back to normal.

The struggle is real! I was never fast, but I’m a lot slower now and feel more easily exhausted (even though my heart rate isn’t going all that high). I’m telling myself the important thing is to do whatever I can do while I can. So I’ve switched to more walking in between run intervals. I’m going shorter distances. People have told me it’ll be easier to come back to if I don’t give it up, so even if I eventually switch to walking entirely—which seems inevitable as temps climb over 90—I’m going to try to keep up with at least a 5k distance so I have somewhere to start PP.

I have been running 3 miles 3-4 times a week since I was close to the 2nd trimester. I was registered to run a full marathon next week, I dropped to the half and now I’ve dropped to a marathon relay. Pretty sure I will get the 6 mile leg and I have no clue how i will run 6 miles. I told myself I just need to run/walk and make it through. The last week when I run my hips have been hurting and I get a cramp in my lower belly. I will be 20 weeks next week and I worry that it will be my final week of running. Just keep trying ladies, any exercise is better than nothing at all!!

Yes! This is my third baby and I ran right up until giving birth with my other pregnancies...I was running 8 miles at my usual pace at this stage (17 weeks) with my second and now I feel so pathetic running 10-11 minute miles. I didn’t go into this pregnancy in my typical running condition because it was a lot to juggle working full time with a 3 and 1 year old so I keep reminding myself that but it’s still a little depressing feeling so slow and clumsy. Though I should say I was back to running 4-6 weeks post partum both times so it does come back. Hang in there!

I mean I was tired in my first trimester yes but I have no problem being out of breath really. I still exercise daily and do sprint intervals and im fine. Try to be a little more active daily. If it doesn't get better see a doctor. You should be able to do what you did before your pregnancy and be fine.

I always feel jealous when I see people run and work out intensely and I can't. I still work out once, maybe twice a week but I can't turn fast during my hip hop class or raise my legs up as high. I have to pee constantly during it. I'm breathless going up the 73 (I counted) up and down from the subway 1 way to work. I'm gonna try exercising till I'm about 20 weeks and then just push myself to walk more I guess, if I really can't do it. Already looking forward to getting a personal trainer a few months after having my boy lol

I hear you. I’m a big girl, and did the couch-to-5km program a few years ago and loved it 😇. I was only ever a short distance runner (6km max), but was running 4x a week, getting faster, and it gave me such a feeling of pride, and I loved the weight loss.

I got banned by my obstetrician and GP, as I’d had an almost fatal episode of heatstroke (and a few less serious ones) just prior to conceiving (I later found was due to a medication I was on). The two docs told me in no uncertain terms that a further episode would likely end this pregnancy. It took 10 years for us to get this wee miracle, so I’m not chancing it. But crikey do I miss it!!!

Yes! Slow runner but active with incline walking and aerobics and conditioning. 15+4 and have had 2 hematomas. I've been told to take it easy and it's so frustrating to see people out and active, especially those who are pregnant. I envisioned a very fit, active pregnancy. Thought I was doing okay with lighter activity after the first hematoma but then had another with even heavier bleeding. Now scared of every thing but still trying to be active b/c it seems ridiculous to just walk a bit (and I mean just a bit at a slow-to moderate pace and no incline) when I feel as though I could do more.

Me! I don't even recognize myself anymore. I miss my abs. I typically trail-run in the summers, so I'm already missing that. But at least I will pop this baby out in Oct and have all winter to get my body ready for running next summer!

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